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AUGUST 8, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation ( earlier post ) and a Draft Environmental Analysis (Draft EA) for public comment. CARB will conduct a public hearing on 27 September in Sacramento to consider the proposed ICT Regulation.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has tentaively scheduled the first Advanced Clean Transit Advisory Committee meeting for 29 January 2016 in Sacramento. Transit agencies that chose to follow the diesel path option were required to demonstrate zero-emission buses, with 15% of new buses purchased to be zero-emission beginning in 2008.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex.

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JANUARY 7, 2023

EPA is taking comment on the full range (between 8 and 11 10 µg/m 3 ) included in the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee’s (CASAC) latest report. In 2006, EPA vacated the annual average for PM 10. The agency has revised the standards four times since: in 1987, 1997, 2006 and 2012. standard from its current level of 12.0

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MAY 9, 2015

for upcoming workshops on the development of the Advanced Clean Transit (ACT) regulation. ARB staff Staff is evaluating four potential broad elements to the Advanced Clean Transit regulation: Require Zero Emission Bus Purchases. This work will be completed as part of development of the Advanced Clean Transit regulatory proposal.

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

They promote competitive sustainability and are necessary for green transport, clean energy and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Since 2006, batteries and waste batteries have been regulated at EU level under the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC). Background.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Clean Diesel Rebate program, public and private school bus fleet owners are eligible to apply for funding to replace school buses that have older, dirtier Diesel engines. Since 2008, the DERA program has funded mor than 500 clean diesel projects across the country.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Currently, the Valley is designated non-attainment for the following federal health-based standards for PM 2.5 : the 1997 24-hour (65 micrograms per cubic meter) and annual (15 ug/m 3 ) standards, and the 2006 24-hour (35 ug/m 3 ) and 2012 annual (12 ug/m 3 ) standards. The 2020 deadline is for both 1997 standards.).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

By James Morton Turner.

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MAY 17, 2019

billion gallons of petroleum diesel have been displaced by clean, low-carbon alternatives. CARB developed the program to help support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. To date almost 3.3 California reached that overall goal in 2016.

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MAY 16, 2011

Data collected during a major 2010 state-federal atmospheric research project show that the first-in-the-nation regulation requiring ocean-going vessels to use clean fuel when near the California coast has been extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution from ships, according to the California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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AUGUST 26, 2017

The Port of Long Beach has achieved clean air records in its latest study of air pollution emissions, including an 88% reduction in diesel particulate matter. Smog-forming nitrogen oxides were down 56%, also a record. Sulfur oxides held steady at 97% lower and greenhouse gases are down 22%, another record.

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JUNE 4, 2021

The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid. TerraPower was started by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, & others after an invention session in 2006.

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JUNE 12, 2021

EPA is reconsidering the December 2020 decision because it says that available scientific evidence and technical information indicate that the current standards may not be adequate to protect public health and welfare, as required by the Clean Air Act. g/m 3 (in place since 2006). The current 24-hour standard is 35 ?g/m

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JUNE 14, 2017

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia signed a joint declaration today that sets ambitious goals for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to make the transition to zero emissions in their Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

The adjustment in EIA’s estimate of the average energy content per gallon of motor gasoline reflects changes in response to 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations that split the US gasoline market into three segments: conventional, oxygenated, and reformulated. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

The reasons cited for air quality improvements include bigger ships carrying cargo more efficiently; newer ships with cleaner engines; the 1 Jan 2012 deadline for full implementation of the Clean Trucks Program; increasing use of shore power; and a new low-sulfur fuel rule for ships that started in August 2012.

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JUNE 24, 2021

The index has been running since 2006 and Marketwatch noted that this is the first time an all-electric car has claimed the title. The Cars.com American-Made Index has crowned the Tesla Model 3 as the most American-made vehicle for 2021. The index compiled a list of 90 cars and ranked them through five major criteria: […].

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JULY 9, 2016

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32); Stats. 2006, chapter 488) created a comprehensive, multi-year program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California. Development of the Scoping Plan is a central requirement of AB 32.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Electric 2-wheelers have been part of the last-mile transportation in the Philippines since 2006 when the first electric bicycles and scooters came in from China. These vehicles were however, low mileage, and high maintenance using heavy lead acid batteries for power.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Microalgae production is one of Petrobras’ priority research projects, not just because of the yield potential, but also because the microalgae are active both in CO 2 capture and cleaning up water. Since 2006, Petrobras has invested more than R$3 billion (US$1.6 —Petrobras Biocombustível CEO, Miguel Rossetto.

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MAY 12, 2022

Adjusted for inflation, gas prices were similarly high in 2006, 2008, and for a while after 2011. The price of a gallon of gasoline is surging, putting a strain on drivers’ pocketbooks. While prices at the pump seem extreme, we’ve been here before.

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APRIL 15, 2020

The current 24-hour standard was issued in 2006. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to retain, without changes, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) including both fine particles (PM 2.5 ) and coarse particles (PM 10 ). concentrations.

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MAY 17, 2012

The first panel will examine how California can effectively invest the auction funds to meet the goals of Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) including support of long-term, transformative efforts to improve public health and develop a clean energy economy. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488, Statutes of.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

With a carbon intensity under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard of about negative 300, dairy biomethane is highly valuable, but needs to be collected at the dairy, pipelined to a central processing facility, then cleaned and compressed for use as Renewable Natural Gas in converted diesel trucks and other natural gas vehicles.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Both deployments were supported in part by grants from the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program. and has been working closely with manufacturers to develop and test HHV technology since 2006. The HHVs in Baltimore will be deployed immediately while the vehicles in Atlanta will be introduced before the end of 2012.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Founded in 2006, Greyrock has developed its state of the art Direct Fuel Production technology and GreyCat catalyst, enabling production of clean liquid fuels from a variety of gas resources, including natural gas, natural gas liquids, flare gas and bio-gas. Dennis Schuetzle, Greyrock’s Chief Technology Officer.

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MAY 12, 2015

The Bakersfield-based company will pay $392,755 to the Air Pollution Control fund to support air quality research, and $130,920 to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to clean up school bus fleets throughout the state. The rule requires owners of diesel vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating greater than 26,000 lbs.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This hydrogen project has been in place for more than a decade, originally installed in 2006 as a mobile hydrogen production, compression, storage, and dispensing unit, and was upgraded in 2010. This is due to the need for a consistent supply of power to meet electrical load demands. —Stan Osserman, HCATT director.

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MARCH 31, 2013

Emergency response efforts are focused on ensuring the safety of the community members and the response workers, addressing community concerns and the clean-up process. The air quality does not likely present a human health risk, with the exception of the high pooling areas, where clean-up crews are working with safety equipment.

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JULY 28, 2017

The declining statewide cap on emissions ensures California will meet its emission reduction goals, while trading puts a price on carbon and creates economic incentives for investments in clean technologies and clean energy.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

These areas, made up of 120 full or partial counties, were designated as “nonattainment” because their 2006 to 2008 air quality monitoring data showed that they did not meet the agency’s health-based standards. Using the 2006 to 2008 data, 91 US counties that were identified as nonattainment in December 2008 are now meeting the standards.

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JULY 16, 2010

Although Honda designed and sold the world's second hybrid-electric car, the 1999-2006 Insight, the company hasn't done nearly as well in hybrids as its larger rival Toyota.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The study assessed the potential human health implications of the widespread use of biodiesel in Canada compared to those from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006 and 2020. The majority of the mortality and morbidity benefits estimated for 2006 were associated with reductions in PM 2.5 —Rouleau et al.

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MAY 9, 2010

Bosch’s analysis of Polk data shows the average percentage of registrations for cars with clean diesel engines were: Audi A3 TDI: 20%. Lars Ullrich, director of diesel systems marketing for Robert Bosch LLC, noted that car buyers chose clean diesel vehicles at higher rates than most market watchers expected. Polk & Co.,

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JUNE 2, 2010

Today is another milestone for clean diesel and clean air, as our nation’s farm tractors and construction machines will now have access to cleaner ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. Since 2006, ULSD has been available nationwide and is a key part of the new generation of clean diesel commercial heavy-duty trucks and clean diesel cars.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. below their 2006 levels.

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